• In re Estate of Anne Smith Florance, Deceased

    Publication Date: 2024-03-21
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Trusts and Estates
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Fuller
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Andrew Flake, Jennifer Shelfer, (Arnall Golden Gregory LLP), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Daniel Diffley, Marguerite Miller, (Alston & Bird, LLP), Atlanta, Valerie Mincey, Chipley, Desiree Polmear, Tampa, Melanie Allen, Panama City, for appellee.

    Case Number: A23A1491

    Court reverses trial court decision that had denied a motion to reject a niece's standing to contest a will, finding that she had no pecuniary interest in the decedent's estate and therefore had no standing

  • Vantage Cancer Centers of Georgia, LLC et al. v. Georgia Department of Community Health et al.

    Publication Date: 2024-03-20
    Practice Area: Administrative Law | Health Care Law
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Chief Justice Boggs
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Keith Robert Blackwell, William Joseph Repko, III, (Alston & Bird LLP), Atlanta, Charles L. Gregory, John Warner Ray, (Ray & Gregory, LLC), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Margaret Kemmerly Eckrote, Daniel Stephen Walsh, Christopher M. Carr, Charles K. Thimmesch, Jeffrey William Stump, Andrew Bain McClintock, (Department of Law), Atlanta, Robert Michael Rozier, Dorothy Hubbard Cornwell, (Baker & Hostetler LLP), Atlanta, Robert Sparks Highsmith, Jr., Allen Andre Hendrick, Talis Colgan Trevino, Laurie Wells Trompeter, (Holland & Knight LLP), Nashville, for appellee; Armando Luis Basarrate, II, David Boone Darden, Jameson B. Bilsborrow, (Parker Hudson Rainer & Dobbs, LLP), Atlanta, for other party.

    Case Number: S23G0405

    Court clarifies standard of review that Community Health Commissions must apply in evaluating hearing officer's factual findings in an application for a health care Certificate of Need

  • Premier Pediatric Providers, LLC v. Kenne-Saw Pediatrics, P.C.

    Publication Date: 2024-03-19
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Georgia Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Pinson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Keith Robert Blackwell, Mark David Boyer, II, (Alston & Bird LLP), Atlanta, Bennie Davis Butler, Jr., (Butler Mersereau LLP), Alpharetta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Harold David Melton, Michael Gregory Foo, (Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP), Atlanta, David Gregory Michell, James Marx Sherman, (Stanley, Esrey & Buckley, LLP), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: S23G0263

    Court vacates dismissal of an appeal that was granted on procedural grounds over delayed filing of a trial transcript and clarifies appellate review standards in transcript delay appeal dismissals

  • Cox-OTT et al. v. Barnes & Thornburg, LLP, et al.

    Publication Date: 2024-03-15
    Practice Area: Legal Malpractice
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Markle
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David Hungeling, (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, Adam Rubenfield, (Hungeling Law, P.C.), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Keith Blackwell, Steven Collins, Meredith Kingsley, (Alston & Bird LLP), Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A23A1733

    Court affirms summary judgment in favor of attorney in a legal malpractice lawsuit

  • March 13, 2024 | Texas Lawyer

    What's on Your Mind? How Juror Questions Alter Texas Civil Trials

    "Big picture, juror questions can help the jury feel a sense of ownership over the trial and lead to higher levels of engagement and understanding," according to Daniella Main and Mia Falzarano of Alston & Bird.

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  • February 21, 2024 | Daily Report Online

    Ga. Appellate Court Upholds Dismissal of Legal-Mal Claim Against Barnes & Thornburg Lawyer

    "Litigation strategy can be much debated among lawyers," Leonard's attorneys, former Supreme Court Justice Keith Blackwell, Steven Collins and Meredith Kingsley of Alston & Bird, wrote in their appellee brief. "That leaves even seasoned litigators open to second-guessing, especially when their decisions are viewed in hindsight after an adverse ruling."

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  • February 21, 2024 | Daily Report Online

    Vacated on Appeal: Ruling Clarifies Standard of Review

    "'Competent substantial evidence' is a deferential [standard] that does not permit the commissioner to reweigh the evidence, judge the credibility of witnesses, or substitute his judgment on factual issues for that of the hearing officer based on the commissioner's expertise," read the Supreme Court of Georgia opinion.

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  • Jackson v. Law Offs. of Peter Sverd, PLLC

    Publication Date: 2024-02-16
    Practice Area: Legal Malpractice
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, New York
    Judge: Justice Lisa S. Headley
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 153586/2023

    Mere Dissatisfaction with Case Outcome Does Not Constitute Malpractice

  • Revitalize Auto Communities Environmental Response Trust v. National Grid USA

    Publication Date: 2024-02-15
    Practice Area: Environmental Law
    Industry: Automotive | Manufacturing
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Beth Robinson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellants: Laura E. Jensen, on the brief, Jeffrey D. Talbert, Preti, Flaherty, Beliveau & Pachios, LLP, Portland, ME. For Plaintiffs-Appellants: Alan J. Knauf, Linda R. Shaw, Amy K. Kendall, Jonathan R. Tantillo, Knauf Shaw LLP, Rochester, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellee Lockheed Martin Corporation: Steven T. Miano, Peter V. Keays, on the brief, Robert A. Wiygul, Hangley Aronchick Segal Pudlin & Schiller, Philadelphia, PA. For Defendant-Appellee General Electric Company: Dean S. Sommer, Kristin Carter Rowe, Young/Sommer LLC, Albany, NY. For Defendant-Appellee Northeast Management Services, Inc.: Douglas H. Zamelis, The Law Office of Douglas H. Zamelis, Cooperstown, NY. For Defendants-Appellees Syracuse Deere Road Associates, LLC and Hauler's Facility LLC: Gregory M. Brown, Fogel & Brown, P.C., Syracuse, NY. For Defendants-Appellees National Grid USA and Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation: Yvonne E. Hennessey, Barclay Damon LLP, Albany, NY. For Defendant-Appellee Verizon New York Inc. as successor to Telesector Resources Group, Inc.: Philip H. Gitlen, Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP, Albany, NY. For Defendant-Appellee Honeywell International Inc.: Geoffrey Michael, Lauren C. Daniel, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP, Washington, DC. For Defendants-Appellees Carrier Circle Business Complex LLC, North Midler Properties, LLC, and Syracuse LePage LLC: Michael A. Fogel, Fogel & Brown, P.C., Syracuse, NY. For Defendants-Appellees Carrier Circle Business Complex LLC, North Midler Properties, LLC, Syracuse LePage LLC, Syracuse Deere Road Associates, LLC, Hauler's Facility LLC: Patrick D. Donnelly, McGivney, Kluger Clark & Intoccia, P.C., Syracuse, NY. For Defendant-Appellee Amparit Industries, LLC: Lori E. Petrone, Kenney Shelton Liptak Nowak, LLP, Buffalo, NY. For Defendant-Appellee B&B Family Limited Partnership: Joseph R. Talarico, II, Talarico Law Firm, Fayetteville, NY. For Defendant-Appellee Jagar Enterprises, Inc.: Linda E. Alario, Syracuse, NY. For Defendants-Appellees Magna Powertrain USA, Inc., and New Process Gear, Inc.: John J. Kuster, Sidney Austin LLP, New York, NY. For Defendant-Appellee Onondaga Pottery Company, Inc.: Andrew C. Rose, Nixon Peabody LLP, Albany, NY. For Defendants-Appellees Metalico New York, Inc. and Metalico Syracuse Realty, Inc.: Albert J. Millus, Jr., Hinman, Howard & Kattell, LLP, Binghamton, NY. For Defendants-Appellees C&S Engineers, Inc. and Calocerinos and Spina: Paul D. Sylvestri, Harter Secrest & Emery LLP, Rochester NY. For Defendants-Appellees Carrier Corporation, Carlyle Air Conditioning Company Inc., and Raytheon Technologies Corporation f/k/a United Technologies Corporation: Elizabeth C. Barton, Erick M. Sandler, Day Pitney LLP, Hartford, CT. For Defendant-Appellee Bristol-Meyers Squibb Company: Glen R. Stuart, Adina D. Bingham, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Philadelphia, PA, and Bernard J. Garbutt, III, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, New York, NY. For Defendants-Appellees Nokia of America Corporation and Western Electric Company, Incorporated: Meaghan G. Boyd, Alston & Bird LLP, Atlanta, GA, and David Venderbush, Alston & Bird LLP, New York, NY. For Defendant-Appellee Gardner Denver, Inc.: Daniel T. Flaherty, Daniel C.W. Narvey, Godfrey & Kahn, S.C., Milwaukee

    Case Number: 22-1589-cv

    Consent Decree Resolved Only RACER's CERCLA Liability as to Plant, Pollutants Therefrom

  • January 5, 2024 | Daily Report Online

    Millions at Stake as Defunct Apportionment Law Is Debated in Ga. Courts

    "[Our recent settlement's] a good example of what Alston & Bird v. Hatcher Management Holdings allowed that we can no longer do," plaintiff attorney Mike Rafi said. "Something like this will almost certainly never happen again because of the way the law changed."

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